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A line about study
It has been my pleasure, while at the academy, to meet individuals that had a love and a desire to learn but had no drawing or any art experience what so ever. It is a proven fact, much more than not, prier knowledge can be a hindrance.
When I arrived at the academy, I decided to set aside all my previous art knowledge and simply absorb what was being taught. My idea proved to be beneficial in many respects.
When drawing, almost anything, one can fudge here and there like where to place the branch on a tree. Not so when drawing people or even a animals. The arm, the leg, the eye etc must be in the correct position and in proportion to the overall figure. If it is not our mind will automatically pick up the signals that something is amiss.
That is what happens when we are drawing a person or a portrait and we sense that there is something wrong but we are not sure what. In order to figure out what is going we try to look at what we are working on with what we call a fresh eye. This is where the mirror comes in.
If you wish to learn, my advice is solicit a good teacher. In the long run it will save you time, time is money and heartache.
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